Gregory Nagy (630 results)

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Paperback. Condition: Good. The Homeric Question has vexed Classicists for generations. Was the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey a single individual who created the poems at a particular moment in history? Or does the name Homer hide the shaping influence of the epic tradition during a long period of oral composition and transmission? In this innovative investigation, Gregory Nagy applies the insights of comparative linguistics and anthropology to offer a new historical model for understanding how, when, where, and why the Iliad and the Odyssey were ultimately preserved as written texts that could be handed down over two millennia. His model draws on the comparative evidence provided by living oral epic traditions, in which each performance of a song often involves a recomposition of the narrative. This evidence suggests that the written texts emerged from an evolutionary process in which composition, performance, and diffusion interacted to create the epics we know as the Iliad and the Odyssey. Sure to challenge orthodox views and provoke lively debate, Nagy's book will be essential reading for all students of oral traditions.…

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Trade Paperback. Condition: Used Good. Text is in English. Part of the Harvard Studies in Comparative Literature book series. Size - H: 9.25', W: 6', D: 1' This item is Used and is listed as being in Good condition. A few pages in the preface and introduction have sentences and passages underlined in green marker. Cover is worn, with creases, edge wear, bumped corners. Spine is wrinkled. Writing on page cover in pen. Large crease on lower left corner of back cover. Please refer to photo regarding condition for this item. A good reader's copy. Firefly sells new and used books through our store front. We try to add a detailed description to as many titles as possible. If you have questions regarding this title, please contact us. Photos available on request.…

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Paperback. Condition: Good. The Homeric Question has vexed Classicists for generations. Was the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey a single individual who created the poems at a particular moment in history? Or does the name Homer hide the shaping influence of the epic tradition during a long period of oral composition and transmission? In this innovative investigation, Gregory Nagy applies the insights of comparative linguistics and anthropology to offer a new historical model for understanding how, when, where, and why the Iliad and the Odyssey were ultimately preserved as written texts that could be handed down over two millennia. His model draws on the comparative evidence provided by living oral epic traditions, in which each performance of a song often involves a recomposition of the narrative. This evidence suggests that the written texts emerged from an evolutionary process in which composition, performance, and diffusion interacted to create the epics we know as the Iliad and the Odyssey. Sure to challenge orthodox views and provoke lively debate, Nagy's book will be essential reading for all students of oral traditions.…

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Paperback. Condition: Good+. No Edition Stated; Eighth Printing. 307 pages; No reprint date stated. Looks like 1980s. Light rubbing on front cover. Minor, faint spill stain on the bottom corner of the first 5 or so pages. Very Good condition otherwise. No other noteworthy defects. No markings. ; - Your satisfaction is our priority. We offer free returns and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your item will be packaged with care and ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence. …

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Softcover. Condition: Very Good+. Underlining in pencil to a few pages.; The festival of the Panathenaia, held in Athens every summer to celebrate the birthday of the city's goddess, Athena, was the setting for performances of the Homeric Iliad and Odyssey by professional reciters or "rhapsodes." The works of Plato are our main surviving source of information about these performances. Through his references, a crucial phase in the history of the Homeric tradition can be reconstructed. Through Plato's eyes, the "staging" of Homer in classical Athens can once again become a virtual reality. This book examines the overall testimony of Plato as an expert about the cultural legacy of these Homeric performances. Plato's fine ear for language--in this case the technical language of high-class artisans like rhapsodes--picks up on a variety of authentic expressions that echo the talk of rhapsodes as they once practiced their art. Highlighted among the works of Plato are the Ion, the Timaeus, and the Critias. Some experts who study the Timaeus have suggested that Plato must have intended this masterpiece, described by his characters as a humnos, to be a tribute to Athena. The metaphor of weaving, implicit in humnos and explicit in the peplos or robe that was offered to the goddess at the Panathenaia, applies also to Homeric poetry: it too was pictured as a humnos, destined for eternal re-weaving on the festive occasion of Athena's eternally self-renewing birthday.; Hellenic Studies 1; 136 pages. …

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Paperback. Condition: Good. What does it mean to be a hero? The ancient Greeks who gave us Achilles and Odysseus had a very different understanding of the term than we do today. Based on the legendary Harvard course that Gregory Nagy has taught for well over thirty years, The Ancient Greek Hero in 24 Hours explores the roots of Western civilization and offers a masterclass in classical Greek literature. We meet the epic heroes of Homer?s Iliad and Odyssey, but Nagy also considers the tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, the songs of Sappho and Pindar, and the dialogues of Plato. Herodotus once said that to read Homer was to be a civilized person. To discover Nagy?s Homer is to be twice civilized.?Fascinating, often ingenious? A valuable synthesis of research finessed over thirty years.??Times Literary Supplement?Nagy exuberantly reminds his readers that heroes?mortal strivers against fate, against monsters, and?against death itself?form the heart of Greek literature? [He brings] in every variation on the Greek hero, from the wily Theseus to the brawny Hercules to the ?monolithic? Achilles to the valiantly conflicted Oedipus.??Steve Donoghue, Open Letters Monthly.…

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback. Condition: Like New. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Published by University of Texas Press, 2004. Octavo. Paperback. Book is like new.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. The spine is tight and intact. The pages are clean and crisp. There is some shelf wear on the bottom of the book pages when the book is closed. The front right bottom of the front cover curls slightly outward. The top right of the back cover curls slightly outward. Placitas Community Library is a small, rural library located in an unincorporated area. All proceeds help pay for the operating expenses of the library. …